This semester, I have
been surprised by the literacy levels of my students. I am surprised by the
drastic levels of my student’s literacy skills. Even though I teach Spanish and
my students read in Spanish, on some assignments they are supposed to translate
their readings into English and I notice some use academic English to translate
and others just describe what they are trying to translate.
September 30, 2013
Dear Diary,
My literacy rich
classroom looks like they need help understanding the concept of the readings.
This is a Spanish II class and they are starting to do advanced reading, which
they were not used to doing the previously year in their lower level Spanish
class. My students are engaged in reading small stories about the subjects they
already know and we go over them as a classroom to make sure everyone is on the
same level of understanding.
December 15, 2015
Dear Diary,
My literacy rich
classroom looks like they understand the readings well enough, even though the
readings are in Spanish, my students are following the information well.
My students are engaged in readings about history especially about the
culture of the target language. They are reading small stories about Latin
American customs and traditions and comparing them to the ones we have her in
the United States.
May 30, 2014
Dear Diary,
It is the end of the
school year and my literacy rich classroom is on top of their readings.
Starting the year with short readings and moving on with translations my
students can handle longer readings, plus translation. My students are still
learning about Hispanic countries and comparing what they learn in their
readings with what they already know about their own country, with this my
students pair up with a peer and share their thoughts. As a class we have group discussions about
the readings and my students are capable of independently sharing their
thoughts and ideas of readings done in the classroom and readings done outside
the classroom. I believe my students are ready for Spanish III, where the
readings are much more advanced.
